movies by or about women opening US/Can Aug 30
Hannah Pearl Utt directs, writes, and stars in, with cowriter Jen Tullock, comedy Before You Know It; more… [This post is for Patreon patrons only for the first month.]
Noomi Rapace
Unlocked movie review: the spy who broke the female mold
There’s stuff in this spy thriller that’s fresh, and lots that’s familiar, but Noomi Rapace using her brains and brawn to fight bad guys is a genuine thrill.
Where Are the Women? Child 44
Noomi Rapace’s wife character does go on a bit of a personal journey… although it’s mostly concerned with her relationship with her husband. [This post is not behind the paywall.]
Child 44 movie review: Stalin glance
Overly complicated yet somehow anticlimactic, and constructed more with pat Hollywood pomp rather than the authentic grit it demands.
The Drop movie review (London Film Festival)
Cements Tom Hardy’s reputation as one of the most effortlessly mesmerizing actors working today.
Passion review
Trashy remake of the brilliant French black comedy strips out the satire and slathers what’s left in ridiculous lesbian-erotic-thriller sauce.
Dead Man Down (trailer)
I’ll watch Noomi Rapace and especially Colin Farrell in anything, so I’m looking forward to this. But…
lost wormhole (and other adventures in social networking)
What my followers on Facebook, Twitter, and Google+ saw today…
Prometheus (review)
Wants to be an ambitious SF drama, but somewhere along the way, the provocative speculation and the seriocomic tragedy got lost. Oh, and the characters got forgotten, too. Plus there’s precious little authentic drama.
the most interesting thing I learned about Prometheus at this morning’s footage reveal in London…
No spoilers. But someone’s an android, baby!
